Baked Churro Bites
These churro bites are made with store-bought puff pastry, tossed in buttery cinnamon sugar, and served warm with chocolate or caramel sauce. Perfect for quick, easy baked goods or last minute desserts in about 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed Usually boxes come with 2 sheets. You can use both, just double everything else.
- 6 Tbsp melted butter I recommend not melting all the butter at once and working in batches
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
Optional Dips
- store-bought chocolate sauce
- store-bought caramel sauce or dulce de leche
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
- Lightly flour your work surface if the pastry feels sticky.
- Unfold the thawed puff pastry sheet. Gently press out any major creases with your fingers or a rolling pin, but do not roll it too thin.
- Using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, cut the pastry into roughly 1x2 inch rectangles. They do not need to be perfect.
- Spread the squares in a single layer on the baking sheet, leaving a little space between each one so they can puff.
- Bake for 10 to 14 minutes, until the bites are puffed and a deep golden brown around the edges. Keep an eye on them toward the end; puff pastry can go from golden to too dark quickly.
- Make the cinnamon sugar. In a shallow bowl, stir together the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon.
- While still warm, brush each churro bite with melted butter (front and back). Then, toss the warm churros in the cinnamon sugar mixture until well coated.
- Pile the churro bites on a plate or in a shallow bowl. Serve with small bowls of chocolate sauce or caramel sauce for dipping. They are at their best warm and fresh, but leftover bites are still tasty at room temperature.